Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Persistent Trillium

Nephelomys moerex compared with Trillium persistens

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Persistent Trillium is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Persistent Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Cricetidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Trillium
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Trillium persistens

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Persistent Trillium

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Persistent Trillium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Persistent Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.